At our holiday address in Extremadura (Spain) with an area of about 10 hectares of holm oaks, dozens of Blue Magpies reside on the property. A great opportunity to photograph this beautifully coloured bird up close in a flight pose. Among the tall grass, I placed a tray of food and then watched its behaviour and whether there was a pattern in its actions. I then set up my camera at some distance and with a high shutter speed and 12 frames per second it should work. After quite a few attempts and hundreds of pictures further, what remains is a picture I had in mind .
Pleased with it.
When you have been photographing for more than 50 years, you can talk about a passion.
I grew up in the analogue era and grew into the digital age.
I travelled the world as a photographer and made many photography trips. My preference lies with Nature and Landscape Photography, but..
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